Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Reese Otto took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tytus Banaszak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rhys Dimmock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After having played for 6 minutes, Lautaro Mancebo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mexico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Mancebo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rhys Dimmock made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Tafalla in the 7th minute. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Kirkpatrick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Luca Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Mexico fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luca Zorita couldn't finish the play. If Fred Kirkpatrick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute Davis Duff shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tytus Banaszak, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Zamalek FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 22nd minute, when Lautaro Mancebo scored to the left of an out of position Rhys Dimmock, making the score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Facundo Cadaval got a free kick in the 24th minute. Lautaro Mancebo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Zamalek FC's Davis Duff got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 38th minute, Reese Otto made a precise shot to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Through an outstanding action, after 41 minutes, Rhys Dimmock successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Luca Rouco fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mexico's protests and gave Luca Rouco a yellow card for diving instead. Luca Rouco kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Kirkpatrick in the 46th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the match, Tytus Banaszak notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rhys Dimmock having to interfere. Zamalek FC's Rhys Dimmock played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Gaona in the 72nd minute of play. After 79 minutes of play, Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rhys Dimmock was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lorenzo Cazalla in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rhys Dimmock saved Zamalek FC from getting behind. With a little luck, Mexico's Dante Lacasa got control of the ball when Fred Kirkpatrick tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rhys Dimmock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Mancebo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rhys Dimmock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Kirkpatrick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sergey Krasinskiy charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sergey Krasinskiy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Zamalek FC's Sergey Krasinskiy got a free kick in the 97th minute. Mexico were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.
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